A two-run double by Ken Reitz lifted the Cardinals to a 5-3 victory over the Mets. The score was 3-3 when Ted Simmons began the Cardinal rally with a two-out single and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Keith Hernandez was walked intentionally and both runners advanced on another wild pitch. Reitz then hit a long fly but outfielder Steve Henderson got his legs twisted, turned the wrong way and the ball fell for a two-base hit. [The Sporting News]

St. Louis Cardinals 5, New York Mets 3

Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Busch Stadium II

Mets 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 8 1 Cardinals 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 x - 5 10 0 Mets AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Cardinals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mazzilli cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Templeton ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .279 Foli ss 4 1 1 1 0 0 .254 Iorg rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .254 Kranepool ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 Mumphrey rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .252 S. Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Hendrick cf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .281 Montanez 1b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .256 Simmons lf 3 0 2 2 0 0 .290 Stearns c 2 1 2 1 2 0 .273 Scott pr,lf 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 Norman rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Hernandez 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .252 Hodges ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .269 Reitz 3b 3 0 1 2 1 1 .248 Flores pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Kennedy c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .267 Randle 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Tyson 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .234 Flynn 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Bruno p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Espinosa p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Littell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Boisclair ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .225 Murray p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Youngblood ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 Totals 35 3 8 3 3 5 Totals 30 5 10 4 4 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 5,257 Left on Base: Mets 8, Cardinals 6 DP: Mets 1, Cardinals 0 Errors: Stearns Doubles: Stearns (24), Boisclair (7), Hodges (4), Reitz (25) Triples: Stearns (1) Home Runs: Foli (1) Stolen Bases: Stearns (25) Sacrifice Flies: Simmons (8) GIDP: Tyson (13) Mets IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Espinosa 6 7 3 2 2 3 0 25 4.62 Murray L(9-6) 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 10 3.95 Totals 8 10 5 4 4 4 0 35 Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bruno 7.2 6 3 3 3 4 1 32 1.72 Littell W(4-8) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.87 Totals 9 8 3 3 3 5 1 38 Passed Balls: Stearns (8) Wild Pitches: Murray 2 (8) Umpires: HP - Harry Wendelstedt, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Lee Weyer, 3B - Dutch Rennert METS 1ST: Mazzilli grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Foli lined to left; S. Henderson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 1ST: Templeton grounded out (first unassisted); Iorg grounded out (second to first); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 2ND: Montanez grounded out (pitcher to first); Stearns walked; Stearns stole second; Norman flied out to right; Randle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 2ND: Simmons popped to first in foul territory; Hernandez grounded out (third to first); Reitz grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 3RD: Flynn singled to left; On a bunt Espinosa struck out; Mazzilli flied out to center; Foli forced Flynn (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 3RD: Kennedy flied out to left; Tyson struck out; Bruno grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. METS 4TH: S. Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Montanez flied out to right; Stearns tripled; Norman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 0. CARDINALS 4TH: Templeton singled to left; Iorg lined to shortstop; Hendrick singled to left [Templeton to third]; Simmons hit a sacrifice fly to right [Templeton scored]; Hernandez singled to center [Hendrick to second]; Reitz struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 5TH: Randle grounded out (second to first); Flynn lined to left; Espinosa singled to center; Mazzilli forced Espinosa (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 5TH: Kennedy singled to pitcher; Tyson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kennedy out at second]; Bruno struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 0, Cardinals 1. METS 6TH: Foli popped to third; S. Henderson struck out; Montanez walked; Stearns doubled to right [Montanez scored]; Norman flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 1. CARDINALS 6TH: Templeton grounded out (first to pitcher); Iorg singled to center; Hendrick singled to left [Iorg to second]; Simmons singled to right [Iorg scored, Hendrick scored (error by Stearns) (unearned), Simmons to second (on throw to home)]; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Simmons was picked off second (pitcher unassisted) [Hernandez to second]; Reitz walked; Stearns allowed a passed ball [Hernandez to third, Reitz to second]; Kennedy grounded out (second to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. METS 7TH: Randle flied out to left; Flynn flied out to right; BOISCLAIR BATTED FOR ESPINOSA; Boisclair doubled to left; Mazzilli struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 7TH: MURRAY REPLACED BOISCLAIR (PITCHING); Tyson grounded out (third to first); Bruno grounded out (pitcher to first); Templeton singled to left [Templeton out at second (left to second)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mets 1, Cardinals 3. METS 8TH: Foli homered; S. Henderson flied out to center; Montanez grounded out (second to first); Stearns walked; LITTELL REPLACED BRUNO (PITCHING); HODGES BATTED FOR NORMAN; Hodges doubled to left [Stearns scored]; FLORES RAN FOR HODGES; Randle flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 3. CARDINALS 8TH: FLORES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Iorg grounded out (shortstop to first); Hendrick struck out; Simmons singled to right; SCOTT RAN FOR SIMMONS; Murray threw a wild pitch [Scott to second]; Hernandez was walked intentionally; Murray threw a wild pitch [Scott to third, Hernandez to second]; Reitz doubled to left [Scott scored, Hernandez scored]; Kennedy was walked intentionally; Tyson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 5. METS 9TH: SCOTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MUMPHREY REPLACED IORG (PLAYING RF); Flynn grounded out (shortstop to first); YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR MURRAY; Youngblood struck out; On a bunt Mazzilli singled to first; KRANEPOOL BATTED FOR FOLI; Kranepool lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mets 3, Cardinals 5.

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